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Mets 3 @ Dodgers 4
Dodger Stadium
September 1, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets, played on September 1, 1978 at Dodger Stadium. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Mets with a score of 4 to 3.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 1, 1978 
Visiting Team
New York Mets
R: 3 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Los Angeles Dodgers
R: 4 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherTerry Forster  
Losing PitcherKevin Kobel  
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Game Winning RBIDusty Baker 

Game Info

DateSeptember 1, 1978 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Mets 
Home TeamLos Angeles Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherJerry Koosman  
Home Starting PitcherDoug Rau  
BallparkDodger Stadium 
CityLos Angeles 
StateCA 
Attendance33,292 
Time of Game3 hours 
UmpiresHP: Frank Pulli
1B: Eric Gregg
2B: John Kibler
3B: Nick Colosi

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lenny Randle  Third Baseman 
Elliott Maddox  Center Fielder 
Steve Henderson  Left Fielder 
Willie Montanez  First Baseman 
John Stearns  Catcher 
Joel Youngblood  Right Fielder 
Bobby Valentine  Second Baseman 
Doug Flynn  Shortstop 
Jerry Koosman  Pitcher 
Joe Torre  Manager 

Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Davey Lopes  Second Baseman 
Bill North  Center Fielder 
Reggie Smith  Right Fielder 
Steve Garvey  First Baseman 
Ron Cey  Third Baseman 
Dusty Baker  Left Fielder 
Joe Ferguson  Catcher 
Bill Russell  Shortstop 
Doug Rau  Pitcher 
Tom Lasorda  Manager 

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Mets 3 @ Dodgers 4
Dodger Stadium
September 1, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/1/1978 -- New York at Los Angeles (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Randle L, 3b          6  0  1  0   Lopes D, 2b           5  0  3  0   
Maddox E, cf          5  0  0  0   North B, cf           4  0  0  0   
Henderson S, lf       5  1  2  0   Smith R, rf           4  0  1  1   
Montanez W, 1b        5  0  1  0   Garvey S, 1b          6  2  2  0   
Stearns J, c          4  1  2  1   Cey R, 3b             4  0  1  0   
Youngblood J, rf      4  1  0  0   Davalillo V, pr       0  1  0  0   
Valentine B, 2b       5  0  1  0   Yeager S, c           1  0  0  0   
Flynn D, ss           5  0  2  2   Baker D, lf           5  0  3  2   
Koosman J, p          3  0  0  0   Ferguson J, c         4  0  1  1   
Grieve T, ph          0  0  0  0   Oates J, pr           0  0  0  0   
Boisclair B, pr       0  0  0  0   Forster T, p          0  0  0  0   
Kobel K, p            0  0  0  0   Russell B, ss         3  0  0  0   
                                   Rau D, p              2  0  0  0   
                                   Mota M, ph            1  0  1  0   
                                   Martinez T, pr        0  1  0  0   
                                   Hough C, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Lacy L, ph-3b         2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42  3  9  3                        41  4 12  4

New York         000 300 000 000 --  3
Los Angeles      000 100 011 001 --  4
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Koosman J            11.0 10  3  3  5  6
Kobel K (L)           0.2  2  1  1  2  0

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Rau D                 8.0  7  3  3  3  7
Hough C               1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Forster T (W)         3.0  2  0  0  1  0

E -- Stearns J
DP -- New York 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- New York 8, Los Angeles 12
2B -- Stearns J, Montanez W, Garvey S
3B -- Flynn D
SB -- Stearns J
CS -- Stearns J, North B
SH -- Koosman J, Baker D, Forster T
SF -- Smith R
PB -- Stearns J
T -- 3:00
A -- 33292

    

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